Normetanephrine/Metanephrine-Creatinine Ratio*

LABOKLIN Service ID: 1321


Material

urine 10 ml (cooled, acidified, protected from light - tube wrapped in aluminium foil)

Method

HPLC

Species list

dog, others on request

Duration

5 - 8 days

Remark

High ratios of normetanephrine to creatinine and of metanephrine to creatinine are indicative of the presence of pheochromocytoma.